Abstract

Against the backdrop of a virtual existence, this contribution has portrayed the intimate relationship between two practical theologians. Through the use of biographical accounts, the author has not only attempted to indicate the significant contribution of Professor Julian M�ller to the field of practical theology, but has also described the influence of this work on his own life and current research practice. In these descriptions of engagement, on the basis of which relevant research accents have been demarcated, a scenario pointing towards relevant future developments has also been indicated. In the mapping of a digital autobiographical practical theology, the author has personally �reached beyond� in his endeavour to identify new research avenues in the articulation of the autobiographical language of a lived digital religion.

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  • A weblog ( referred to as a blog) is a special kind of Internet website consisting of consecutive dated entries (like a logbook)

  • A weblog is a special kind of Internet website consisting of consecutive dated entries

  • Web journals, as blogs are called, exhibit a strongly autobiographical character; and for this very reason, this medium would be eminently suitable, through the use of imaginary blog entries, for reflecting on the authentic and solid personal dimensions of the academic relationship between Professor Müller and myself. (The personal nature of this relationship can be discerned in, inter alia, the various ways in which reference is made to Professor Julian Müller in the article.) Thirdly, the use of the ‘blog’ metaphor places the research within the domain of the digital world, with the result that it can readily serve as the background on the basis of which the article is structured

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Introduction

A weblog ( referred to as a blog) is a special kind of Internet website consisting of consecutive dated entries (like a logbook). (The personal nature of this relationship can be discerned in, inter alia, the various ways in which reference is made to Professor Julian Müller in the article.) Thirdly, the use of the ‘blog’ metaphor places the research within the domain of the digital world, with the result that it can readily serve as the background on the basis of which the article is structured.

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